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Topiramate Reduces PTSD Symptoms, Alcohol Cravings, Study Finds

October 11, 2014 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Topiramate (Topamax) is a medication that, while originally intended for use as a seizure treatment, now sometimes plays a role in the treatment of alcohol use disorder (alcoholism and/or alcohol abuse). Significant numbers of the people affected by this disorder also have diagnosable cases of the mental health condition PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). In a […]

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Addiction in the Jewish Community

August 17, 2014 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Addiction is a disease that knows no cultural, religious or socioeconomic boundaries. Anyone is capable of becoming addicted to alcohol, prescription pills or illegal drugs. Long a subject of denial in the Jewish community, addiction is being forced to the forefront of discussion.

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Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Gambling Addicts

August 16, 2014 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

People diagnosed with gambling disorder have an addiction to participating in one or more types of gambling activity. Specialists commonly refer to this non-substance-related condition as a form of behavioral addiction. In a study published in April 2014 in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, researchers from Canada’s University of Toronto investigated the

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Compulsive Gambling Devastating to Health

August 5, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

In many ways, gambling addiction is one of the least understood forms of psychological dependency. While most people do realize that gambling to excess is likely to cause severe financial problems, very few understand the deep and profoundly consequences that compulsive gambling can have on the physical and mental health of those whose obsession with

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Outdoor Therapy Can Help Troubled Teens Break Vicious Cycle

August 1, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Outdoor therapy, also known as wilderness or adventure therapy, is a form of psychotherapy that’s used to treat individuals who suffer from mental or emotional issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and drug addiction. In some cases, the term also refers to a form of physical therapy that uses the outdoors to promote

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Prescription Painkillers Can Make Chronic Pain Worse

June 26, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Research, Articles>Addiction Treatment, Articles>Recovery at The Ranch, Staff Stories

Years ago, Dr. Michael Baron made a surprising discovery: Prescription painkillers often make chronic pain worse, not better. When he published his original research in 2006, this finding defied all logic. “When I told my patients they’d have less pain if they stopped using pain meds, they told me I was crazy,” Dr. Baron recalls.

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Addiction: Behavioral Health Issue, Mental Health Disorder or Something Else?

June 18, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Decades of scientific research have made clear that addiction is not a moral failing, a character flaw or a sign of weakness, but rather a chronic brain disease. Still, it typically falls under the umbrella of behavioral health. Some suggest that this classification is contributing to the stigma surrounding addiction. Is “behavioral health” a stigmatizing

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Breaking the Pattern of Love Addiction

May 20, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

The most commonly occurring love addicts are people who become habitually obsessed with the impossible idea of a perfect lover or companion, and remain desperately attached after a relationship begins. These love addicts may be referred to as “typical love addicts,” “obsessed love addicts,” or “codependent love addicts” and are driven by an unconscious motivation

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What If I am Addicted to Two or More Drugs? What Will Rehab Do for Me?

May 14, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Being addicted to more than one drug presents unique challenges for rehab centers. Generally speaking, it’s more difficult because there are two different foreign chemicals being introduced into the individual’s body, so both have to be considered separately from a medical perspective. Although the psychological requirements for individuals addicted to multiple drugs are roughly the

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Alcohol Rehab vs. Drug Rehab

April 3, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

There are significant challenges to overcome when recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction, and the process of rehabilitation is often life-long. Many residential treatment facilities offer programs designed for both kinds of addiction, and there are also many non-residential treatment options for both alcohol and drug addicts. While the processes of recovery from these

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